This week's installment of the Film Club features two short films about rhythm, negotiating identities, dance and belonging, including Temporary Sanity by Dan Brunn. The film tells about Jamaica’s dance music culture in New York and especially about the versatile disc jockey Skerrit Bwoy. Originally from St. Johns, Antigua, the youngster migrated to Bronx, New York in the mid 1990’s. Clubbing at a very young age, and hanging out on Creston Avenue, it did not take him long to fit into the fast pace life of the city. Skerrit Bwoy burst on the international dancehall scene this year, with his sound system Ghetto Life that he has molded into becoming an award winning sound that was crowned as 2005 – 2006 “Bronx Sound of The Year.”

North London singer Natty, Zimbabwean singer/songwriter and producer Tinashe and UK band The Skints will be performing. The event will also include acoustic sessions, silent screenings, DJs Etienne and Prince Fatty, Nyabinghi performance, food and good vibes

"Hailed as the 'Diva of the Sudanese Desert' (Journal Du Mali) Sudanese-Italian singer Amira Kheir has been bespelling audiences in Africa and Europe with a sound that is inspired by traditional Sudanese singing and instrumentation, blended with elements of Jazz, Soul, African as well as Middle Eastern music. The unique result gives a taste of Sudan’s rich cultural heritage in the context of our ever-merging world.

The multi-disciplinary festival celebrating the formidable strength and inventiveness of women returns through a variety of activities, talks, debates and performances. View my WOW post for more info and highlights. If you're free on the Sunday morning, come watch me give a short presentation on craft, storytelling and the digital space, in WOW Bites 5.

Acclaimed Composer/Singer Juwon Ogungbe launches his debut Album “Life Force Music” with an exciting evening of live music, ceremony and discussion. Juwon’s band – comprising some of the UK’s finest young African and Caribbean musicians – will play album highlights; a distinguished panel will explore Juwon’s musical vocabulary and influences – partly stemming from long association with the Centre encountering musicians from throughout Africa, and formal blessings will be offered.

Wormfood and Global Local present a celebration of the the best African-inspired acts on the UK festival circuit this coming summer. Featuring live fusion project Afriquoi, "African music for the Facebook generation"; Gambian griot Jallykebba Susso and the Manding Sabu band; Seddik and the Seeds of Creation band, "Hendrix-inspired desert blues" and; DJ Mr. Brett (Yaaba Funk) playing tunes from across the diaspora

The Art & Beer Festival, the first of it's kind in East Africa, is a celebration of Kenyan culture with support towards community Development. Creative duo, Cranium Ink will be exhibiting their unique apparel designs and fantastic photographical visual treats. Have your portrait taken in the photo booth.

Kenyan and international fashion designers will be showcasing their creations and presenting a unique piece in line with the Breast Cancer support theme of the event. Designers featured include Adele Dejak, Blackbird Designs and more.

Hugh Masekela's voice has long spoken out in his country’s struggle for civil rights, whilst his soaring, joyful trumpet sound brims with warmth and bristles with elements of township jazz, hip-hop and funk. Universally considered one of the world’s all-time greatest horn players, he performs at the Barbican with Zara McFarlane, a rising star on the British scene. Of Jamaican heritage, her vocals are steeped in jazz with an undercurrent of rich, contemporary soul.

Also playing at Contact Theatre on Wednesday 14th (with a pre-show workshop).Also playing in London on Monday 26th and Tuesday 27th at The Hawth.

From Fringe First winner Inua Ellams comes a new story about two foster brothers building a global t-shirt brand. On their journey from a market in Nigeria to a sweatshop in China, Matthew and Muhammed discover the consequences of success.

Awalé play horn-driven dancefloor filling Afro-funk with a global twist and a distinctly urban sensibility: talking in Afrobeat, North African, Congolese, Ethiopian, Latin Jazz and Balkan grooves. On the decks: DJ Jamie Renton (of the legendary Chilli Fried sessions) will be taking your feet on a globe-spanning tour of beats and pieces, starting in Africa and moving on to everywhere.

Dahu Mumagi is the enigmatic leader and composer for the Ar/T/chitecture and MuSound movement, which seeks to 'explore the connections and explode the boundaries between art, design, music and sound'. 'The UnKnown Mystic MuSound' is Dahu's new music collective formed with David Turay and members of the Psylus group – Jamie Benzies, Zuri Jarrett-Boswell and Chibike Daddy's Son.

Developing the sound of improvisation and composition, a sonic journey of highs and lows, fixity and fluidity, influenced by music of the most innovative kind and as diverse as John Cage and Fela Kuti… a combination of music and sound… this is MuSound.

Maambena Fest is a cultural and literary festival celebrated in Kamakwie in the Northern province of Sierra Leone. A three- day event that is organised by the local Sella Limba people, to encourage and promote literary and cultural participation and expression. To strengthen inter-and intra-community bonds while stimulating the local economy by encouraging cultural tourism in the province. This 1.5 hr documentary shows the amazing three days of cultural celebration. The dreaded and hugely respected Matoma masquerade and gbondokali rites of passage dance. Traditional bondo dance and drummers for women. All these rarely performed events are shown here to whet your appetite for visiting Sierra Leone. Complemented, naturally, by a live performance by Usifu Jalloh and DJ Africathy on the decks.

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I'm Lulu Kitololo, artist and designer, and Afri-love is about loving yourself and the freedom to be yourself. I hope to inspire and support other African and diaspora creatives to be true to themselves in creating the businesses and lives they want.